The University of Rio Grande sits at the bottom of the 2025 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Football Preseason Coaches' Poll. The poll, which was voted on by each of the seven head coaches in the league, was released last week by league officials.

It is true that most teams that landed in the preseason AP Top 25 have plenty of reason for optimism. They were good enough to get ranked after all and, in the 12-team era, that puts a program squarely in the race for the College Football Playoff.

Five Big 12 teams were included in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, which released Aug. 4. The preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday, Aug. 11. Here's a look at where Big 12 teams fell in both major top-25 polls ahead of the 2025 season.

Many teams, including the LSU Tigers and their coach Brian Kelly, are aiming to qualify for the College Football Playoff this season and secure a national championship. The Tigers have not made it to the playoffs since 2019, when they won the national championship with Joe Burrow as their quarterback.

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The College Football Playoff committee on Wednesday announced its rankings schedule and adjustments and additions to metrics used to determine its criteria.

Texas will begin the season ranked No. 1 in the Coaches Poll and AP Poll for the first time in school history. Fortunately for the Longhorns, head coach Steve Sarkisian doesn't pay much attention to the rankings and understands how important it is for his team to go out and prove it each and every week.